Daily Republican., 1887-01-31
MONDAY. JANUARY 81, 1887
rhe siiverbrook sewor Injunclion

manu- taoturers OF Silverbrook have had
more than one attachment served upon
them to appear before the Chau cellor
OF the State to answer for contempt In
disc Deying the precep:s OF an injunc-
ton issued by the Chancellor last sum
mer TO restrain the said Ford & Ryan
from permitting the contents OF their
factory to ran into Sllverbrook, there
by poliuting the stream. As o matter
of fast Ford & Ryan have been using
every possible endeavor to comply
with the precepts of the injunction.
They haze drained the liquid matter
into pond from which 1t has been
forced up and spread over . farm
owned by Mr.. Ford, while the more
solid substances nave been hauled or
carried out on adj joining lots yned by
the slme gentleman, from which, dur
ing rain-fails, portions OF 1t have been
washed into the run and the thinner
portions naturally percolate through
she earth, discoloring 1t, which also
being washed into the run by showers
of rain, helps to discolof the water and
give 1t q oloaded and murky appear
ance.
Indeed IL seems d fiicult to UNDER
stand how the waters Of this stream
can be kept pure and clean without
stopping all improvements OF Silver
brook. Wilmington is spreading out
in that direction and will In few
years 60 far beyond. OF course i'm
provements must spring up In Its
course, and as morocco manufactures
seem to be almost indigenous to vii.
mington they will be bulls where there
Is natural sewerage. Silverbrook
stream, like 5hlpley Run, Ia a natural
sewer. As the city grows 1t will
naturally become as much and more OF
manufacturing course than even
6hipley Run, and as we'll might an
effort be made TO keep that run purs
and clean rs Slveiboook. There is no
question II the waters OF Slyerbrook
are to be kept limpid and pure, the
morocco mauufactory OF + Jrd & Ryan
must be closed and no more maniac.
turing establishments must DO built
upon the stream. IL Is within our Ger
taiu knowledge that gentleman ia
now waiting the results Of the pending
Issue to build another morocco mann
factory on the stream larger SIN han
Ford & Rysu'-, which is one OF the
largest In the city. Another frm Is
aboui opening orickyar], and still
another coal yard. Tue question is,
must all these improvements be-
check I'd for the sake u keeping this
little stream pur-? The na;ural Crawl
tation Of population in that dire ti N
will alone pollHte the stream without
manufactures. ont should An ediol be
issued torbtddiug e. Elements along the
stream? IL IL well known tnat the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad CouDAuy
either has purchased or will purchase q
large tract Of proper y on this stream
which will 0 d0aot be devoted TO de
pots and railroad shops with the popu
iRtion such shops must naturally draw
around them. Must tbs enterprise
too be checked Tor the purpose OF keep
ing Silverbr clean? Wilmington il
not ready to be hedged Ia yet. In
fsct she is jast beginning 10 spread her
wings for a great business Il sht. Like
other cities she mus: &c: her supply d
water through ether sou.ces. Thu
Bran y Ytna fo7ces Il. way between III.
hill. right shrough the city md *
tends ATTY miles ward frOn her
From it mus. come WilminR,on'
water. Sl7erbro3k r!sss in Whining
ton aud ends in Wilmington like Ship
ley Run, Rattesuake Run, Cfol ko
Run. stallcup Ran, Taa'ceer S roe
RRH and mere that misht 90 men
&5ned, and II seems dcs.iusd by ia ur
to be a natural sc yer for the outlet {
drainage from large manufactures
Thee are matters which will be take
into consid srasiou 81 the haarn OF n
attachment cases ntx5 Thursday be,or
Chancellor ) ulsoury, and we doat
not that Whatever the issue may b.
The matter Will come bstora the presau
legislature askias the passage o. Ia,
coucemning S.iyertreat. th.t manu-
featuring purposes nay not bs he'd re,
In nor III varied.